Installation and Upgrade Guide Instruction Manual

1 Publication 1757-IN500A-EN-P - September 2002
Chapter 9
New Functions and Features
This release introduces enhancements to Rockwell Automation's ProcessLogix
process control system.The enhancements include:
Table 9.A New Features and Functions Overview
Enhancements Description
Engineering Tools Enhancements • History Configuration
• Cross Reference and Wiring Improvement
• Compare Parameters
• SCM Memory Enhancements
• Server Scripting
Server Enhancements
New Alarm/Event subsystem • Flexible filtering, sorting and layout
• Common presentation for Alarms, Events, Journal, etc.
Updated Station & HMIWeb Display Builder • Improved menu/toolbar configuration
• Support for IKB/OEP Operator keyboards
• Define which monitor to start on, on multi-monitor systems.
• Faceplates
• Chart object
• Hyperlink support
• Rotation of static text on HMIWeb displays
• Third-party HTML displays
• Simplified appearance of HMIWeb object model in script editor
• Multiple Static Stations
Plant Data Model Enhancements • Supports 40 character Point ID's
Updated OPC Support • OPC Alarm and Event Server
Windows 2000 Security • Optionally allows the use of Windows user accounts for ProcessLogix
operators.
Updated System Displays • Supports screen resolutions of 1280x1024
Updated Application Development • Service Pack 5 for Microsoft Visual Studio v6.0 has been qualified for
use with ProcessLogix.
• Includes Microsoft Visual C/C++ v6.0 and Microsoft Visual Basic v6.0.
Hardware Enhancements
Additional Module Support The following modules have been qualified for use with ProcessLogix:
• 1756-ENET/B
• 1756-ENB/T
• 1794-IF4I
• 1794-OF4I
• 1756-DNB
• 1757-ABRIO